Resources

This 2018 economic forecast is written by Portland Economist Christian Kaylor. Christian Kaylor is a Workforce Economist for the Oregon Employment Department, specializing in the Portland area. He provides data analysis and advice relating to the Portland economy to local…

As a hiring manager, you have a lot on your plate. Finding the right candidate is a multi-step process, one that is impacted by a variety of internal and external factors. You’re tasked with quickly finding a hire who’s not…

Today’s workplaces are changing. More companies are making the shift to “modern” office spaces—which means open, collaborative workspaces, flexible work environments, etc.—to better accommodate the needs of their business and their employees. In fact, flexible work environments are in huge…

If you’re in a STEM field, you likely are intimately familiar with how rapidly technology evolves. Often, staying up-to-date on new advancements is necessary to remain competitive in your field—a task that can sometimes feel cumbersome to many professionals. But…

Hiring the right team can keep managers up at night. Screening job applications, interviewing candidates, and making offers is a lengthy process that requires diligence and patience. This process becomes even more challenging when your ideal candidate receives a counter-offer…

When was the last time you logged in to LinkedIn? If you only use LinkedIn to peruse job boards when you’re unemployed, it’s time to reconsider the platform. Not only is LinkedIn is a great way to nurture contacts, it’s…

Job seekers, especially tech candidates, get approached by recruiters all the time. And when your inbox is flooded with impersonal, salesy messages from strangers about jobs you’ve never heard of, it can feel easy to distrust a recruiter. But recruiters…

It can be really easy to feel overwhelmed with all the moving parts of a job search. Customizing your resume, drafting cover letters, filling out forms in application portals, scheduling interviews, sending follow up notes to hiring managers—all these tasks…

Staying up-to-date on employment legislation is an essential part of any hiring manager or HR professional’s job. Not only are there standards at the federal and state level, there are local and regional changes that must also be accommodated for…

Taking on a new employee is a huge investment. There’s the time spent on recruiting and interviewing, there’s the cost of efficiency lost during training time, there’s money spent on overhead, on salary, on taxes, on securing their benefits, professional…